To determine if 7659 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 7659.
If the factors of 7659 are only 7659 and 1, then we know that 7659 is a prime number. Otherwise, 7659 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 7659 is only divisible by 1 and 7659, then it is a prime number, and if 7659 is divisible by more than 7659 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 7659 are as follows:
1, 3, 9, 23, 37, 69, 111, 207, 333, 851, 2553, 7659
Therefore, since 7659 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 7659 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 7660 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 7659 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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